Senator Backs Get Ready Rationing Law
Senator Tobey supports a get ready meat rationing bill as a response to looming shortages and rising prices. Army purchasing officer Col. Philip Smith warned a 30 percent surge in supplies cost the Army about 250 million dollars, urging wholesale price controls to curb inflation.
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Washington
Philip Smith
Smith
Senate Banking Committee
Armed Services
Army
Army Department
Tobey
Agriculture Department
Rep. Wolcott
R-Mich
House Banking Group
President Truman
Wolcott
Flanders
Rep
Javits
Congress
Missing Girl Seen By Buffalo Cabbie
Buffalo taxi driver Leo Wilson claimed he saw Jacqueline Horner the day before in his cab bound for a railroad station. Police Assistant Detective Chief Fred Rambuss said the report was not substantiated after inquiry. Horner, 14, left Hollywood after an argument with her mother and was believed en route to a music teacher.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Jacqueline Horner
Fred H. Rambuss
Leo Wilson
Hollywood
Calif
Clara Horner
Councilman Finds Office Unprofitable
Cincinnati report states Dave Bingle who had resigned to run for council and won has quit the council to return to his former job as a city truck driver. He found private employment unattractive and concluded city work at 85 cents an hour is more profitable than council pay of 96 dollars a year.
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Cincinnati
Dave Bingle
Cleves
Bingle
City Post
Courthouse Fire Destroys Urbana County Building
A 119 year old Champaign County courthouse burned in Urbana at 3 A M. Sheriff Jay McKeever found the fire. Officials hoped to salvage tax records and about 60000 dollars in cash from the vaults. Damaged areas include probate court and auditor offices. Temporary quarters are planned while a new courthouse is built.
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Urbana
Champaign County
Jay McKeever
Ray Ball
County Recorder’s Office
McKeever
State Gets Title To Ordnance Plant
MARION Ohio January 20 Plans to convert the Scioto Ordnance Plant into an adjunct of the Boys Industrial School moved forward as the state received title to 1243 acres and 24 buildings. Welfare Director Charles L Sherwood said the legislature would be asked to approve 100000 for five year improvements and reconditioning. The plant would become a medium security adjunct of the Lancaster school.
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Marion
Scioto Ordnance Plant
Boys’ Industrial School
Ordnance Works
Charles L. Sherwood
Ohio
Sherwood
Lancaster
Dulles Calls ERP Step Toward Peace Before Senate
John Foster Dulles, U S delegate to the UN and Republican foreign affairs expert, says the European Recovery Program is a step toward peace. He warns the United States must aid convalescent Western European states to counter Soviet efforts and avoid greater future costs. He urges customs and monetary unity among western European states including Germany.
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Washington
Jan
John Foster Dulles
U.S
United Nations
United States
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dulles
Name
Free States of Europe
Marshall
Europe
Communist Party
Germany
Severe Cold Weather Abates Across Regions
A break appeared today as severe cold weather eased after days of record lows across the nation. The weather brought the deaths of 47 people in 17 states across the Midwest, East, and South, with temperatures rising to new seasonal lows before the thaw begins.
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Associated Press
Warmer Weather Expected For Logan And Hocking County
Temperature rose from a night low of one degree above zero to 36 above by noon at the state highway garage thermometer. The brief warmer spell brings milder conditions for local residents today.
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Logan
Hocking County
State Highway Garage
Frigid Weather Grips Northeast as Temperatures Rise
Moderating temperatures in the chilled northeast followed record lows yesterday with headlines of 45 below in Ware Massachusetts and sub zero readings elsewhere. Snow and strong winds disrupted parts of Minnesota Wisconsin and Michigan while Shreveport recorded 10 inches of snow and schools closed due to wintry conditions across several states.
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Massachusetts
Midwest
Middle Atlantic States
South
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
New England
Ware
Mass
New York State
New York City
Shreveport
Texas
Arkansas
C&O Plans Expansion of Toledo Yards
President Robert J. Bowman disclosed that directors approved a 1 500 000 expansion of Toledo yards to speed Great Lakes coal shipments.
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Cleveland
Robert J. Bowman
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co
Toledo
Great Lakes
Veteran Hunts Missing House Carted Away by Thieves
Detroit police joined James C. Peterson in a search for his partly built seven room ranch style home stolen from its foundation. The 38 year old crane operator said he completed the frame three walls and half the flooring before a three week vacation. Neighbors deny seeing anyone dismantle the house. Peterson plans to rebuild, having spent about $3000 on the project.
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Detroit
James C. Peterson
Peterson
Senate Committee Rejects Truman Plea on CAB Head Position
The Senate armed forces committee rejected President Truman’s request to allow Maj. Gen. Laurence S. Kuter to head the Civil Aeronautics Board while retaining his Air Force rank and pay. The panel also dismissed a proposed one year compromise and reaffirmed its opposition to military officers in civilian roles. Meanwhile 700 U.S. fliers killed in Yugoslavia will be buried with Yugoslav honors as their bodies are returned by train to Italy and ship to the United States.
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Washington
Senate Armed Forces Committee
Truman
Laurence S. Kuter
Civil Aeronautics Board
Bridges
Tydings
D-Md
Kuter
U.S
Yugoslavia
Belgrade
Italy
United States
Eight Die In Iraq Riots Over British Iraqi Alliance
In Baghdad during six hours of clashes, eight people were killed including two policemen, two inspectors, and four civilians. Police with armored cars and machineguns restored order around noon while the army was alerted and hundreds were arrested. About 40 policemen and 100 civilians were injured.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Canton declares state of emergency over scarlet fever cases
Mayor W. Ray Brown proclaims an emergency in Canton Ohio with Minerva area closures. Schools churches and public meetings halted after 16 scarlet fever cases are reported. Public health measures include suspensions to curb spread.
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Canton
Minerva
W. Ray Brown
Dime Thief Nabbed In Akron Store Boxes Theft
Howard B. McKibans aged 57 received a 30 day workhouse sentence for allegedly stealing March of Dimes collection boxes from store counters in Akron Ohio.
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Akron, O
Howard B. McKibans
Rearing Horse Kills Woman in Automobile
Mrs. Marguerite Suffin, 55, of Gates Mills, died from head injuries when a frightened horse reared onto the car’s steel roof. Willard A. Sutfin, driving, escaped harm. Gates Mills Police Chief shot the horse, owned by the suburb’s mayor Courtney Burton, as the incident halted traffic on the road.
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Cleveland
Marguerite Suffin
Gates Mills
Willard A. Sutfin
Leslie B. Smith
Courtney Burton
Nye to Seek Office
George D. Nye of Waverly announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor in Columbus. Nye previously served under former governor Frank J. Lausche.
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Columbus
George D. Nye
Waverly
Frank J. Lausche
Tax Cut Plans Near Decision Amid GOP Talks
Republican tax cutting plans reach a decision stage as Speaker Martin and the House GOP steering committee shape policy on 1948 cuts. Knutson pushes a $5.6 billion bill while others expect a trimmed $4 billion total with emphasis on lower brackets. Baruch urges postponement.
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Washington
Jan
Martin
R-Mass
House
GOP
Bernard M. Baruch
Truman
Knutson
R-Minn
Ways and Means
Baruch
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Elder Statesman
Ohio Shale Oil Hope Per Lt Gov Herbert
Lt Gov Paul M. Herbert urged Ohio congressmen to back a federal share study on converting Ohio shale into oil. He requested a $30,000,000 appropriation, noting funds were not yet earmarked for Ohio. He addressed Rep Thomas A. Jenkins and other Ohio representatives in Columbus.
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Columbus
Paul M. Herbert
Ohio
Herbert
Thomas A. Jenkins
Ironton
Steamer capsizes in Chile, 60 dead in river disaster
Advices from La Meos report the steamer Cautin capsized in the Imperial River near southern Chile. Sixty persons are confirmed dead with many others missing. Rescue crews search the river for survivors.
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Santiago
Chile
la Meos
Cautin
Imperial River
Barn Destroyed By Fire In Logan Area
Three fires in the Logan area caused about 6000 dollars in property loss. A large barn on the Clarence Hartmann farm Logan Route 1 was destroyed early today by flames with lofts and livestock saved. A welding spark at Sun Glow Industries inc sparked a fire in the heating plant flooring causing 750 dollars damage. An automobile owned by Paul Schrader at Hunter and Market Streets burned wiring and caused 100 dollars damage.
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Logan
Clarence Hartmann
Logan Fire Department
Sun Glow Industries, Inc
Roy Stallsmith
Paul Schrader
Hunter
Market Streets
Two Chinese Divisions Desert to Communists in Manchuria
In Mukden reports say two divisions of China's Fifth Army deserted to the Communists. The defections include all officers and equipment, reflecting intense rivalry between government military cliques and hampering efforts to reclaim a Manchurian corridor.
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Peiping
China
Fifth
Mukden
Allied Control Council Meets To Talk Issue
The Allied Control Council in Berlin discusses the Potsdam agreement violation claim as Soviet and American British powers clash over the joint German zones. Soviet Marshal Sokolovsky denounces the zonal organization while Gen. Clay defends the plan before departing for Washington to review Marshall Plan funds.
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Allied Control Council
Berlin
Russia
Germany
Wassily Sokolovsky
Lucius D. Clay
U.S
Sokolovsky
Foreign Sisters Council
London
Clay
Robert Murphy
United States
Washington
Army
State Departments
Ussr
California Gripped By Midwinter Drouth
Northern California sought rain on January 20 while forecasts offered little relief. Cities like Santa Barbara and Ventura ration water for domestic use. The driest winter in 70 years threatens crops and hikes fire risk as Sierra snowpack remains far below normal.
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San Francisco
California
Santa Barbara
Ventura
Weather Bureau
Sierra Nevada
Soda Springs
Twin Lakes
Tamarack
Fire destroys Cleveland grocer owned by Fenderbosch brothers
A fire last night razed a Cleveland grocery owned by fire chief Robert J. Fenderbosch and his brother Richard, residents of nearby Olmsted Falls. The blaze caused extensive damage to the storefront and raised concerns about local safety.
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Cleveland
Robert J. Fenderbosch
Richard
Olmsted Falls
Ohioans Drink More Water at Home, Less in Bars in 1947
State Liquor Department findings show Ohioans spent 96 million dollars on hard liquor for home use in 1947, up 21 percent from 1946, while state store sales rose to 5.87 million gallons. Permit holder purchases for resale and gallons to permit holders declined. Total state store sales edged down slightly from 1946, though overall liquor volume dropped about 7.5 percent.
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Columbus
Duniton
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Gen. Eisenhower
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Sutfin
Nye
Sharon Schlorff
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